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I had my students in Anatomy & Physiology do a WikiPage for diseases. Although this was geared towards 11-12 grade students, it could certainly be modified for other levels. You could also have students research a specific organ or a system in general. I had the students develop test/quiz questions over their page. I then combined their questions into an "open-computer" test. They could use their ...

Flinn has a great activity called Rubber Bones. It's the old chicken bones in vinegar lab with some extension. This is great for explaining the material of which bones are made.
I have also found some great ideas for simple anatomy/physio activities that require the minimal amount of supplies from the book Anatomy Academy (Loose in the Lab) and from the Bill Nye the Science Guy website http://w...

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I found this Science Object to be an excellent review of Mendelian genetics, even if you are already well-versed in the topic. Not only did it review the topic, but it explained some concepts in a language and phrasing that my students would understand. This gave me new insights into teaching these concepts. I have my "standard" way that I teach Mendelian genetics, however, I always have a handful of students who fail to grasp the concept. This Science Object presented the information in a way that those students will hopefully understand better. I plan to model my teaching/reteaching of this topic around the format of this "S.O." in order to better help my students. In addition, I loved the interactive portions of the S.O. and wish I knew where they came from/if they are available to teachers because I would love to use them in my freshmen biology courses.